The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Memes of the Times

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NOTE: This first meme features a quote from American socialist activist and trade unionist Eugene Debs (1855-1926). Debs was recently hig...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

“A Case Study in How a Bully Behaves When He Can’t Rely on Fear”

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Michigan-based digital creator Bruce Fanger has written the most insightful commentary I’ve read so far on yesterday’s extraodinary (some ...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Quote of the Day

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S TUNNING: Zohran Mamdani just did the unthinkable. He won over Trump with Democratic Socialism. MAGA is losing its mind. Trump didn’t jus...

Political Betrayal or Strategic Maneuver?

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Why I Hate Politics is a podcast hosted by a self-described “progressive, democratic-socialist political commentator” and dedicated to “bre...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

“One Badass Lady”

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W hen Mary Bruce stood in the Oval Office and asked the uncomfortable questions about conflict of interest ties with Saudi Arabia, about t...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Mike Figueredo: “Elected Democrats Have No Real Interest in Doing What the Base Wants”

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The Humanist Report is a podcast created and hosted by Mike Figueredo . It’s dedicated to “disseminating socio-political and religious news...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Tony Pentimalli on the Fallacy of the “Safe Political Center”

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D emocrats and Republicans have spent decades cultivating a political center that serves donors rather than voters. In the 1990s, Bill Clint...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Matthew Cooke on the Real “Mamdani Effect”

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Filmmaker and social commentator Matthew Cooke ’s recent video takes a look at the “real 'Mamdani Effect’.” It’s well worth checking out...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Butch Ware on “Red & Blue vs Green Politics”

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Following is a great 10-minute interview with Butch Ware , Green Party candidate for California Governor. In this interview, Butch expla...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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